COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. No.:4277H.02I Bill No.:HJR 107 Subject:Constitutional Amendments; Department of Conservation; Boards, Commissions,
Committees, and Councils
Type:Original Date:January 23, 2022Bill Summary:This joint resolution modifies the Conservation Commission membership
composition and requires the election of the commissioners.
FISCAL SUMMARY
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON GENERAL REVENUE FUNDFUND
AFFECTED
FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025Fully
Implemented
(FY 2026)
General
Revenue*
$0 or (More than
$7,000,000)$0$0$0
Total Estimated
Net Effect on
General
Revenue $0$0$0$0
*The potential fiscal impact of “(More than $7,000,000)” would be realized only if a special
election were called by the Governor to submit this joint resolution to voters.
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON OTHER STATE FUNDSFUND
AFFECTED
FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025Fully
Implemented
(FY 2026)
Conservation
Commission
Fund (0609)
$0$0$0 or
($20,000)
$0 or
($40,000)
Total Estimated
Net Effect on
Other State
Funds
$0$0$0 or
($20,000)
$0 or
($40,000)
Numbers within parentheses: () indicate costs or losses. L.R. No. 4277H.02I
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ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDSFUND
AFFECTED
FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025Fully
Implemented
(FY 2026)
Total Estimated
Net Effect on
All Federal
Funds $0$0$0$0
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FULL TIME EQUIVALENT (FTE)FUND
AFFECTED
FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025Fully
Implemented
(FY 2026)
Total Estimated
Net Effect on
FTE 000$0
☒ Estimated Net Effect (expenditures or reduced revenues) expected to exceed $250,000 in any
of the three fiscal years after implementation of the act or at full implementation of the act.
☐ Estimated Net Effect (savings or increased revenues) expected to exceed $250,000 in any of
the three fiscal years after implementation of the act or at full implementation of the act.
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON LOCAL FUNDSFUND
AFFECTED
FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025Fully
Implemented
(FY 2026)
Local
Government$0*$0$0$0
*Transfer out and transfer in net to zero if a special election is called. L.R. No. 4277H.02I
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FISCAL ANALYSIS
ASSUMPTION
Officials from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) assume this proposal will
nearly double the Commission’s expenses since it increases the membership and the varied
locations of the Commissioners. This proposal will significantly increase the amount of travel-
related expenditures required.
Below are the expenses for the current commissioners:
2021 - $25,533
2020 - $35,2472019 - $41,1322018 - $37,420
2017 - $46,619
Oversight will range the fiscal impact of this proposal from $0 (voters do not approve the
additional Conservation Commissioners) to a cost of $40,000 (if voters approve additional
Conservation Commissioners). Based on MDC’s response, the average cost per commissioner is
just under $10,000 per year; therefore, four additional commissioners should cost roughly
$40,000 per year. The additional commissioner structure would begin January 1, 2025, so FY
2026 would be the first full year of 8 commissioners.
Officials from Office of the Secretary of State assume, each year, a number of joint resolutions
that would refer to a vote of the people a constitutional amendment and bills that would refer to a
vote of the people the statutory issue in the legislation may be considered by the General
Assembly.
Unless a special election is called for the purpose, Joint Resolutions proposing a constitutional
amendment are submitted to a vote of the people at the next general election. Article XII section
2(b) of the Missouri Constitution authorizes the governor to order a special election for
constitutional amendments referred to the people. If a special election is called to submit a Joint
Resolution to a vote of the people, section 115.063.2 RSMo requires the state to pay the costs.
The cost of the special election has been estimated to be $7 million based on the cost of the 2020
Presidential Preference Primary.
The Secretary of State’s office is required to pay for publishing in local newspapers the full text
of each statewide ballot measure as directed by Article XII, Section 2(b) of the Missouri
Constitution and Section 116.230-116.290, RSMo. Funding for this item is adjusted each year
depending upon the election cycle. L.R. No. 4277H.02I
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A new decision item is requested in odd numbered fiscal years and the amount requested is
dependent upon the estimated number of ballot measures that will be approved by the General
Assembly and the initiative petitions certified for the ballot. In FY 2014, the General Assembly
changed the appropriation so that it was no longer an estimated appropriation.
For the FY22 petitions cycle, the SOS estimates publication costs at $70,000 per page. This
amount is subject to change based on number of petitions received, length of those petitions and
rates charged by newspaper publishers.
The Secretary of State’s office will continue to assume, for the purposes of this fiscal note, that it
should have the full appropriation authority it needs to meet the publishing requirements.
Because these requirements are mandatory, the SOS reserves the right to request funding to meet
the cost of the publishing requirements if the Governor and the General Assembly again change
the amount or continue to not designate it as an estimated appropriation.
Oversight has reflected, in this fiscal note, the state potentially reimbursing local political
subdivisions the cost of having this joint resolution voted on during a special election in fiscal
year 2023. This reflects the decision made by the Joint Committee on Legislative Research that
the cost of the elections should be shown in the fiscal note. The next scheduled statewide
primary election is in August 2022 and the next scheduled general election is in November 2022
(both in FY 2023). It is assumed the subject within this proposal could be on one of these ballots;
however, it could also be on a special election called for by the Governor (a different date).
Therefore, Oversight will reflect a potential election cost reimbursement to local political
subdivisions in FY 2023.
Oversight assumes there would not be a material cost to add the election of a Conservation
Commissioner to each of the eight congressional districts in November 2024 (FY 2025).
Officials from the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules and Office of the Governor each
assume the proposal will have no fiscal impact on their respective organizations. Oversight does
not have any information to the contrary. Therefore, Oversight will reflect a zero impact in the
fiscal note for these agencies. L.R. No. 4277H.02I
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FISCAL IMPACT
– State Government
FY 2023
(10 Mo.)
FY 2024FY 2025Fully
Implemented
(FY 2026)
GENERAL
REVENUE
Transfer Out -SOS
reimbursement of
local election
authority election
costs if a special
election is called by
the Governor
$0 or (More
than
$7,000,000)$0$0$0
ESTIMATED
NET EFFECT ON
GENERAL
REVENUE
$0 or (More
than
$7,000,000)$0$0$0
CONSERVATION
COMMISSION
FUND
Cost – MDC –
expenses for four
additional
commissioners
$0 $0
$0 or
($20,000)
$0 or
($40,000)
ESTIMATED
NET EFFECT ON
THE
CONSERVATION
COMMISSION
FUND
$0
$0
$0 or
($20,000)
$0 or
($40,000) L.R. No. 4277H.02I
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FISCAL IMPACT
– Local
Government
FY 2023
(10 Mo.)
FY 2024FY 2025Fully
Implemented
(FY 2026)
LOCAL
POLITICAL
SUBDIVISIONS
Transfer In - Local
Election
Authorities -
reimbursement of
election costs by
the State for a
special election
$0 or More than
$7,000,000$0$0$0
Costs - Local
Election
Authorities - cost
of a special
election if called
for by the
Governor
$0 or (More
than
$7,000,000)
$0$0$0
ESTIMATED
NET EFFECT
ON LOCAL
POLITICAL
SUBDIVISIONS
$0$0$0$0
FISCAL IMPACT – Small Business
No direct fiscal impact to small businesses would be expected as a result of this proposal.
FISCAL DESCRIPTION
Currently, the Missouri Conservation Commission is made up of four members appointed by the
Governor. Upon voter approval, this resolution would increase the membership on the
Commission to eight nonpartisan members, one from each of the current Missouri Congressional
districts, to be elected on the state's general election day, as specified in the resolution. L.R. No. 4277H.02I
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This legislation is not federally mandated, would not duplicate any other program and would not
require additional capital improvements or rental space.
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Missouri Department of Conservation
Office of the Secretary of State
Joint Committee on Administrative Rules
Office of the Governor
Julie MorffRoss StropeDirectorAssistant DirectorJanuary 23, 2022January 23, 2022